Miss the '90s? You Don't Have To; Five Bands That Relive Your Youth

Lana Del Rey sounds like someone from the 1990s--find out who after the jump

​There's a reason old people are curmudgeonly at rock shows: It's because they've heard it all before, new music sucks, it's boring, yada yada yada.

But no, really, when someone over 30 tells you a new band sounds familiar, well, it's probably because it is. Think of the Interpol-Joy Division connection, Lady Gaga-Madonna, Belly-Best Coast. Not that it's always a bad thing. After all, every new Interpol record made is like the album that Ian Curtis never got to do, so it's win-win for everyone involved: fans get to hear new music, Interpol sells records.

Anyway, to help you relive the time you wore braces, saved up for CDs, and use a payphone to call people, we found five new acts that sound like bands from the 1990s. Enjoy reminiscing about your youth! Real EstateWho they are: New Jersey act who rock the discordant, classic alt sound with a guitar twang in an oh-so-pleasant manner.

YuckWho they are: Brits who were born just as Nirvana was getting famous.
Sounds like: Seattle grunge purveyors Mudhoney, plus Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. who made the high gain, loud distortion and extensive feedback de rigeur for American alternative musicCheck out: Get Away

The School of Seven BellsWho they are: A trio made up of Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines plus identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza, named a mythical South American pickpocket training academy.Sounds like: Seminal dream pop band that put glossolalia into common musical lexicon, the Cocteau Twins (although it takes two people to recreate one Liz Frasier), shoegaze originators My Bloody ValentineCheck out: Windstorm

The Joy Formidable

Who they are: Welsh trio who create guitar-driven noise lifted up by a sweet girlish voice, turning songs into massive anthems.